These knots may look complicated at first but they are shown
here in a logical order of difficulty and usefulness. I recommend
that you learn them in this order so that each knot will help you
learn the next one on the list.

Note: Right-Click on the image and select "Save-As"
to run the video from your Hard Drive.

Double Overhand Knot-
We will use this knot over and over. It's great as a
stopper and a backup knot. You will see me use this knot
as a backup on almost every knot here.

Double Fisherman's Bend
- (A Bend is a knot that joins two ropes
together). This is the preferred knot because it will not
untie itself. It'll actually hold tighter as you pull on
it and it does not weaken the ropes as much as other
knots.

This is the perfect knot to form the loop at the end of a
hammock and it gives you a very strong attachment point.

Double
Fisherman's Loop - This is a
great way to attach a rope to your hammock. The idea here is to use only
one piece of rope on each side of your hammock. You use a loop to attach
the rope to the hammock and the other end of the rope to tie it to the
tree, tree-hugger webbing, or whatever.

Albright
Bend (Variation) - This is
a Fisherman's knot that I've adapted to use for hanging a
Hammock from it's tie-in loop and it's the best knot I've
found for this purpose. It is used by fishermen to join
two fishing lines of different thickness. The original
knot uses many more loops than this one, but two or three
loops are enough for our purposes.

Use this to attach a rope to a
hammock that has an existing hang loop.

Girth Hitch - This is a
very useful knot. Although I always use the Clove Hitch
instead of this one. I show it here for educational
purposes. This know will not hold without the backup knot
shown here. (See the Clove Hitch below. Note:I use a metal pestle for this one so I can flip it
around and show you the back side of the knot.

Clove Hitch- This is
one very useful knot. It has unlimited uses once you
learn to tie it and learn to trust it. I promise that if
you learn to tie this knot well, you will find many, many
uses for it and you'll love it as much as I do.

Clove Hitch on a Carabiner-
Some people like to clip a Carabiner on their Hammocks to
attach it to a webbing or rope. I leave my rope tied to
the Hammock Loops with either the Double
Fisherman's Loop or the Albright
Bend and save
myself the weight and hassle of added pieces of hardware.

Quick Clove Hitch-
Here's a quick way to make a Clove Hitch. You can only
use it if you can slip it over a pole or clip a Carabiner
to it. You'll see why when you look at the video. It may
take you a few tries to get it right, but it pays off
because in the end you'll know a quick and easy way to
use a Clove Hitch in a second.

Quick Hitch on a Carabiner-
This is the right way to tie a Clove Hitch on a
Carabiner. I showed you the long way before to prepare
you for this one. Note:I let you see me
fumbling a bit with knot so you can see how to fix it if
it happens to you.

Bowline- I don't really use this
knot too much. I'd rather use the Double
Fisherman's Loopabove. -- It's a very popular knot so I could
not leave it out.

Bowline Backup - You can back up a
Bow Line to make it even safer. You can do it with an Overhand Knot like
in this video or with a Double Overhand Knot
shown above.

Slip Bowline- The problem with the bowline is that it can tighten up pretty
bad. You can save your fingers by tying a Slip Bowline instead. Just
pull to release the knot.

Double
Bowline- The Double Bowline is said to have the
same strength as a Figure Eight, but it's easier to untie after loaded.

Double
Bowline (Variation)
- Add one more step to the knot to make it even more
secure and easier to tie. I always use this one instead
of a Figure
Eight.

Inline
Figure Eight - I
don't really use this one much but it's useful. If you're
really lazy, you can tie a bunch of them on a rope and
use it to make a permanent Dasy Chain to hang a hammock. Each Figure Eight knot
eats up a LOT of rope and the Daisy Chan would be much
bulkier and heavier than the traditional Dasy Chain made of Webbing.

Hammock-Hanging
Knots - This is my
favorite way to hang a hammock, because it makes it so
easy to adjust your hanging height.

The whipping around the tree will not slip
if tied corerctly.

WARNING:
Make sure you tie the SECOND HALF HITCH or the knot may
SLIP and come loose.